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bundy off

C1 informal inseparable intransitive

Australian English: to clock out at the end of a work shift using a time-recording machine.

In plain English

To punch your time card at the end of your work day in Australia.

What does "bundy off" mean?

One main meaning — here's how to use it.

1 C1 idiomatic informal

(Australian English) To record the end of your working hours using a time-clock machine.

"I bundied off at five o'clock and headed straight to the pub with my workmates."

inseparable

Literal vs figurative

Words literally mean

To register departure on a Bundy clock.

Actually means

To punch your time card at the end of your work day in Australia.

Usage tip

Distinctly Australian English. Derived from 'Bundy clock,' a brand name for a time-recording machine widely used in Australian workplaces. Rarely understood outside of Australia.

Words that pair with "bundy off"

Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.

work shift clock time end of day

How to conjugate "bundy off"

The five tense forms you'll use most often.

Base
bundy off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bundies off
he/she/it
Past simple
bundied off
yesterday
Past participle
bundied off
have + pp
-ing form
bundying off
continuous

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